Part 1 Basic National Conditions and History Chapter 1 Geography of China Section 1 Area and Position Section 2 Physical Features Section 3 Climatic Characteristics Section 4 General Introduction of Rivers Chapter 2 Chinese Culture's Formation and Development Section 1 Prehistoric Culture Section 2 The Xia, the Shang and the Western Zhou Dynasties Section 3 The Spring and the Autumn Period, the Warring States Period Section 4 The Qin and the Han Dynasties Section 5 The Wei and the Jin, the Northern and the Southern Dynasties Section 6 The Sui and Tang Dynasties Section 7 The Song, Liao, Xia, Jin and Yuan Dynasties Section 8 The Ming and the Qing Dynasties Part 2 Ancient Capital Cities--Epitome of the History Chapter 3 Beijing--an Ancient and Modern Capital City Section 1 Beijing as an Ancient Capital Section 2 Beijing as a Modern City Section 3 Beijing's World Cultural Heritage Section 4 Beijing's Hutong and Siheyuan Section 5 Museums Chapter 4 Xi'an-- an Ancient Capital City, the World's 8th Wonder Section 1 Ancient Capital Xian'yang Section 2 Ancient Capital Chang'an (present Xi'an) Section 3 Qin Mausoleum Section 4 the World's 8th Wonder Section 5 Secret of Famen Temple …… Part 3 Philosophy and Religion Part 4 Civilization and Culture Part 5 Science and Technology Part 6 Literature and Art Part 7 Tradition and Customs Part 8 China--a Big Family of 56 Nationalities Reference